John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A.
Portrait of a bearded man, head-and-shoulders, in a green coat
Found at
Christies,
London
British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures including Pictures, Lot 5
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2002
British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures including Pictures, Lot 5
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2002
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 1.528 GBP
Price realised: 1.528 GBP
Description
John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A. (1839-1893)
Portrait of a bearded man, head-and-shoulders, in a green coat
signed and dated 'J Pettie/79' (lower left) and dated '18/9/79' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
17¼ x 13½ in. (43.4 x 34.4 cm.)
Portrait of a bearded man, head-and-shoulders, in a green coat
signed and dated 'J Pettie/79' (lower left) and dated '18/9/79' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
17¼ x 13½ in. (43.4 x 34.4 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait of a bearded man, head-and-shoulders, in a green coat by John Pettie was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2002, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 1,527.50 (€ 2,497.06). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Pettie achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Chieftain's Candlesticks in February 2003 with an auction result of GBP 199,150.00 (€ 290,752.72).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait of a bearded man, head-and-shoulders, in a green coat von John Pettie im März 2002 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 1.527,50 (€ 2.497,06) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Pettie erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Chieftain's Candlesticks im Februar 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 199.150,00 (€ 290.752,72).
John Pettie - Auction history
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